The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-27
CITY NOTES.
PHILOSOPHY,

| owe no man dollar,
And what / HAYES my own
The dinners hest that's paid for,
If nothing but a bone.
/ owe no man a dollar
scarcely need explain
They will not lend me money
Who want it hack again.
| -UdShiIgtOH Cfitic.
! The weather continues just IA mild
The street parade of Hicks Il Sawyer :
| Minstrels is good, and the band furnishes
some first-class music.
The steamship City of Monticello has
abandoned her Havana business. and
will hereafter contine herself 10 the
Jacksonville and Nassau line.
| A new locomotive has just been
placed on the ST. Augustine * Palatka
Railway, to accommodate the fast grow
ing business of that popular little rail
way.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presby-
terrain Church will hold their Japanese
Bazaar and tea party in Harris Block,
from to 10 p. m, this evening. Adj
mission free.
Mr.. Leo Jacobson has accepted posi-
ton with q. Merzbach, of New York,
proprietor of the noted Novelty Button
Works. Mr.. jacobson will leave for that
city in two or three weeks.
On Saturday last the stamp window of
the pOstOffire took in $s7, and on yester
day the sales amounted to S65. The of
flee is doing very heavy business, and
every day money taken in is sent to
jacksonville, which is the depository of
flee for the district.
Mr.. |. jacobson has an immense stock
of goods on hand, which he is dispOsing
of at greatly reduced prices. as he is de
termined to- reduce stock. BY reference
to his large and attractive advertise
ment. il will he seen what he offers
He SAYS he means business
We call attention to the new adver
tisement of Mr.. G.. +. Devereux, which
will be found in this mornings paper
He has just bought the bankrupt stock
of MIR. l.. Falk, and is making a specia
effort to dispose of the entire STOCK
within the next sixty days. Read thu
advertisement for particulars.
Mr.. C.. +. Stokes has lad number o
photographs taken lin character" show
ing the different facial expressions Ii,
assumes in his various speciaItIes. Tn,
pictures are on sale at KerstIng's. anC
are very good representations of wha
will be seen at the entertainments at tn,
Opera House on Monday evening.
In all the amusements for this week
the entertainment to be given by Mr.
&. f. Stokes at the Opera House Oi
next Monday evening should not be for
gotten. He will he assisted by the hes
joyable entertainment will ne presented
!, Reserved seats on sale AT Ker-ting'
drug store.
Young Mr.. Fenton. who it will be re
membered had his eye severely in iured
: short time ago while gathering orange
at his grove at Buffalo Ruff, is in New
York under the treatment of a SPECIAL
list. We learn that the Doctor saws h,
can save the eye. but that its sight will
be somew hat impaired. We are glad I,
learn that MIR. Fenton will save the eve
and hope that its usefulness may not b.
impaired by the accident.
. The Gaines Vile NeIrS calls Miss Gilmore
the famous a labamian, "A budding star
Now, Miss Elmore Is a charming woman
or a rising actress, who promises To he
star, or is a bud which may develop int
/. full blown rose. when her beauty an,
her talent is fully matured, or any
thing else glorious and lovely.
consistent with fine beginning. Bu
how she is n bud which may bloom int
star is ohscured from our mental vision
The head of Palatka finn yester,ia
was complaining OF the duIlness of TN
times. and thought he would look owe
! his books and see how much bushes
: had fallen off as compared with the col
: responding month of last year. Niue
to his surprise and qualification. he foun
that so far this month he had done q
least 20 per cent. more business than h
did during January. 1856. We dout
not but an equally good showing can b
made by a number of our bushes
houses.
: The people of Pomona are making
/, strong effort TO secure the erection q
the Squier saw mill at that place, in
stead of on the old site ON CTysta
Lake. The Crystal Lake people ar